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Descriptor English: Colitis, Ulcerative
Descriptor Spanish: Colitis Ulcerosa
Descriptor colitis ulcerosa
Scope note: Inflamación del COLON predominantemente confinada a la MUCOSA. Los principales síntomas son DIARREA, HEMORRAGIA rectal, presencia de MOCO en la heces y DOLOR ABDOMINAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colite Ulcerativa
Descriptor French: Rectocolite hémorragique
Entry term(s): Colitis Gravis
Idiopathic Proctocolitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type
Ulcerative Colitis
Tree number(s): C06.405.205.265.231
C06.405.205.731.249
C06.405.469.158.188.231
C06.405.469.432.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003093
Scope note: Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Annotation: usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 23971
Unique ID: D003093
NLM Classification: WI 522
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Colitis, Ulcerative - Preferred
Concept UI M0004771
Scope note Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Preferred term Colitis, Ulcerative
Entry term(s) Colitis Gravis
Idiopathic Proctocolitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type
Ulcerative Colitis



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